Introducing the Innovator's Patent Agreement — One of the great things about Twitter is working with so many talented folks who dream up and build incredible products day in and day out. Like many companies, we apply for patents on a bunch of these inventions.

Announcing the Windows 8 Editions — Today I would like to share information with you on the editions that will be available for “Windows 8” when it is released to market. We have talked about Windows 8 as Windows reimagined, from the chipset to the user experience.

Hulu, the Online TV Site, Adds Original Programming — Five years ago, some of the most powerful players in television banded together to introduce Hulu, a streaming service intended to revolutionize the TV industry. — This week, Hulu will look more like a traditional network than an Internet pioneer.

Megaupload Worked on a Multi-Billion Dollar IPO — According to a US indictment, Kim Dotcom and the rest of the “Mega Conspiracy” were running a criminal operation. — They are accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement …

HTC's shares tumble; CFO change, Samsung launch weigh — (Reuters) - Shares of HTC Corp fell as much as 6 percent on Tuesday after a change in its chief financial officer and the imminent launch of a new phone by arch rival Samsung Electronics raised concerns over the Taiwanese firm's recovery.

Mavericks Invent Future Internet Where Cisco Is Meaningless — PALO ALTO, California — Martin Casado stands up, reaches across the table, and tears a sheet of paper from a notebook. The notebook belongs to Alan Cohen, who works alongside Casado at Nicira, the most intriguing startup in Silicon Valley …

Facebook's Instagram Buy Won't Alter Twitter Strategy — Twitter last year looked into buying Instagram, the hot photo-sharing app snapped up last week by Facebook for $1 billion. But Twitter's chief executive said during a Tokyo visit Monday that Facebook's move won't push his company …

The Lonely BlackBerry Store — RIM's Sole Stand-Alone Outlet Serves as Reminder of Failed Corporate Strategy — FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.—On a gray stretch of highway 25 miles northwest of Detroit, in a strip mall next to an OfficeMax and a dry cleaners, sits the only stand-alone BlackBerry retail store in North America.

United Continental CFO Now an Apple VP of Sales — Zane Rowe, executive VP and Chief Financial Officer for United Continental, the holding company that owns United Airlines, has a new job — at Apple. Rowe, who has served as United's CFO since October 2010, is leaving the airline …

Oracle's Larry Ellison takes the stand in Android IP trial — Summary: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison described on the stand the different licenses available for Java, citing that Google is the only company that hasn't signed up for any of them. — SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison defended …